Dónall Mac Amhlaigh

Not to be confused with the Scottish writer Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh.

Dónall Mac Amhlaigh
Born10 December 1926
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Died27 January 1989(1989-01-27) (aged 62)
London, England
OccupationWriter, journalist, soldier, builder
NationalityIrish
GenreAutobiography, social realism
Subjectmodern Irish prose
Notable worksDialann Deoraí
SpouseBríd Ní Nuanáin

Dónall Peadar Mac Amhlaigh (10 December 1926 – 27 January 1989) was an Irish writer active during the 20th century. A native of County Galway, he is best known for his Irish-language works about life as a labourer in the post-Second World War-era, as part of the Irish diaspora in Britain. His first book, Dialann Deoraí, is his most widely known and has been translated into English under the title "An Irish Navvy: The Diary of an Exile".

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